>>14078949>He served as President of the World Bank until 1981, shifting the focus of the World Bank from infrastructure and industrialization towards poverty reduction.That was generally an "in" thing to do for American business people at the time, because the idea and benefits seem promising on paper (even a certain, recent POTUS was into this around the same time). But they eventually dropped it because it didn't yield the results they wanted.
>In his later writings and interviews, he expressed regret for the decisions he made during the Vietnam War.All politicians and leaders express certain "regrets" from their time in office, but usually the tactics or outcomes from them rather than their implications or after effects.
>Altruism and regret.Neither of those are altruistic or regretful, and the presence of the two (or lack of) is rather meaningless, especially if they're in retrospect.
>Not autistic and especially not sociopathy.Those two are consistently capable of remorse and second thoughts, but tend to sidestep them for one reason or anything. You're probably thinking of psychopathy.
>The US was on the frenzy about the Vietnam war and he did his best in the function that he was fulfilling the Secretary of DefenseHe's still just as guilty, and deserving of scrutiny, for his roles in it.
>>14078957Those were done to mitigate the legal minefields having a bunch of dead drivers can bring.
